News Tracker

Tue, 12 September 2023

  • 8:47 am Kitui Governor Julius Malombe proposes splitting the devolved unit into two to create Mwingi County.
  • 8:20 am Dubai real estate company Aldar Properties set to build 200,000 Affordable Houses in Kenya.
  • 7:34 am Chief Justice Martha Koome to preside over the admission of 230 advocates to the bar at the Supreme Court.
  • 7:20 am Raila Odinga meets Azimio Governors from the Lake Region Economic Block
  • 6:50 am Thirdway Alliance party leader, Ekuru Aukot, says President Ruto should dare the opposition to impeach him rather than hold dialogue over election results. 
  • 6:48 am Nairobi City County Finance Bill 2023, proposes a huge increase in the daily parking fees for motorists, traders and tenants. 

Mon, 11 September 2023

  • 6:55 pm Kericho Governor Dr. Erick Mutai and his Deputy reconcile following intervention from Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
  • 6:20 pm Interior CS Kithure Kindiki issues directive requiring all national government administration offices to publicly display service charters.
  • 5:49 pm National Dialogue Committee says it has received 142 petitions from different stakeholders interested in the talks. Technical committees will comb through the documents this week and submit a report by Monday.
  • 5:15 pm Water Principal Secretary Kipronoh Ronoh says Itare Dam now 27 per cent complete; says the project will be completed within 5 years.
  • 4:48 pm Kenya Power Managing Director Joseph Siror says government will maximise on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to fund projects in the energy sector.
  • 4:20 pm The faction of the Jubilee Party led by embattled Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni revives proposals contained in the final version of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) document at the ongoing bipartisan talks including the 'One Man, One Shilling' call.
  • 3:26 pm Nairobi County government to eject residents living in buildings staring at collapse, Governor Johnson Sakaja announces.
  • 3:20 pm President William Ruto directs the Central Bank of Kenya to allow all Kenyans without bank accounts to buy government securities.
  • 2:50 pm Western Kenya tops the list of regions with the highest prevalence of alcoholism in Kenya, new NACADA report shows.
  • 2:29 pm Government introduces new taxes on smartphones and recording devices.
  • 1:30 pm President William Ruto waives the accrued penalties on pending taxes incurred before January 1, 2023.
  • 1:14 pm Number of Kenyans using marijuana increased by 90% in the last 5 years, new National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) report shows.
  • 12:46 pm Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando tells Azimio leader Raila Odinga to come clean on alleged midnight meeting with President William Ruto; Says the former Prime Minister owes his supporters the truth maintaining the country does not need another handshake.
  • 12:20 pm 8 Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers injured after running over an Improvised Explosive Device in Lamu County airlifted to Manda Bay Hospital for specialised treatment.
  • 11:45 am President William Ruto launches DhowCSD, a secure portal that enables the public to invest in govt securities, at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) headquarters in Nairobi.
  • 11:19 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja takes disciplinary action against 2 county employees on their first day at work for failing to obey orders.
  • 10:58 am Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki makes another impromptu visit to Nyayo House to track the progress the Immigration Department has made in clearing the passport backlog.
  • 10:20 am Govt begins process of settling debts owed to farmers who supplied cane to Sony Sugar. Farmers across Awendo expected to benefit.
  • 9:50 am National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula urges political parties to embrace tolerance even as ODM continues to purge politicians accused of being disloyal.
  • 9:26 am Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja defies motorists and announces an increase in parking fees within the Capital. Changes to become effective on September 22.
  • 8:40 am Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo criticises Azimio leader Raila Odinga over how ODM has handled rebels; says the political outfit has shown double standards when handling politicians aligning themselves with Kenya Kwanza.
  • 8:00 am East African Community (EAC) countries including; Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi retaliate by seeking their own deals after Kenya left them out of trade discussions with Britain.
  • 7:45 am Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi travels to London for a 3-day working visit to meet UK officials and industry leaders.